Pan African banking Group, UBA has
emerged the best institution in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in West
Africa. Its CSR arm; UBA Foundation won the best CSR/Sustainability, West
Africa Award at the 10thSERAs
(Social Enterprise Report Awards) ceremony which held at the Muson Centre in
Lagos Nigeria on Friday November 11, 2016.
UBA Foundation, beat
other nominees in its category, including; Lafarge, MTN, Nestoil, P&G,
Exxon Mobil and Shell to emerge best in CSR in the West African region.
Since 2006, The SERAS
CSR Awards-Africa has celebrated outstanding companies who through their
immense contributions have become the game changers driving the wheels for
sustainable development in Africa.
“We are driven by the
mantra ‘do well do good’. We would not relent in our efforts at touching lives
through our various projects, and initiatives said Ms. Ijeoma Aso, MD/CEO UBA
Foundation, whilst receiving the award.
Also speaking, the Chief
Executive Officer of TruContact, organizers of the SERAS awards, Mr. Ken Egbas,
commended UBA Foundation for its strong footprints across Nigeria and Africa
through its Read Africa Projects and the scholarship grants given to winners of
the National Essay Competition. These initiatives are truly impactful he noted.
He said the awards is
borne out of the need to recognize the Game Changers whose relentless
contributions have helped give hope to Africa at the same time drive
sustainable development amid strife. “For these companies, they understand that
agility, innovation, fluidity, decisiveness and commitment accelerates the pace
of change, Africa craves for” he stated.
The awards nights
attracted dignitaries and Business leaders, from different industries across
Nigeria with many praising the organizers for its consistency since 2006.
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